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X-ray emission measurements following charge exchange between C$^{6+}$ and H$_2$

Atomic Physics 2014-05-07 v2

Abstract

Lyman x-ray spectra following charge exchange between C6+^{6+} and H2_2 are presented for collision velocities between 400 and 2300 km/s (1--30 keV/amu). Spectra were measured by a microcalorimeter x-ray detector capable of fully resolving the C VI Lyman series emission lines though Lyman-δ\delta. The ratios of the measured emission lines are sensitive to the angular momentum ll-states populated during charge exchange and are used to gauge the effectiveness of different ll-distribution models in predicting Lyman emission due to charge exchange. At low velocities, we observe that both single electron capture and double capture autoionization contribute to Lyman emission and that a statistical ll-distribution best describes the measured line ratios. At higher velocities single electron capture dominates with the ll-distribution peaked at the maximum ll.

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@article{arxiv.1401.2385,
  title  = {X-ray emission measurements following charge exchange between C$^{6+}$ and H$_2$},
  author = {M. Fogle and D. Wulf and K. Morgan and D. McCammon and D. G. Seely and I. N. Draganić and C. C. Havener},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.2385},
  year   = {2014}
}